Introduced by Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers. The film is in Spanish, with Spanish narration and subtitles. This riveting films brings alive the history of the struggle for women's reproductive rights in the US and the chilling facts about the current threat to those rights. Intimate interviews reveal the passion of people who moved abortion from the danger of the back alleys to a safe, legal choice.


This movie is part of the collection: Fadiman Social Documentaries

Director: Dorothy Fadiman
Producer: Dorothy Fadiman, Katie Peterson
Production Company: Concentric Media
Sponsor: The Power of Choice Project
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Spanish; Spanish version; Spanish language; Spanish narration; Spanish subtitles; Dolores Huerta; aborto; derechos reproductivos; derechos de mujeres; Dorothy Fadiman; Power of Choice; reproductive rights; women; women’s rights; abortion; abortion laws; abortion legislation; abortion rights; women’s history; women’s health; pro-choice; pro-choice activism; personal stories; interviews; reproductive health; reproductive choice; medical issues; health care; public policy; human rights; motherhood
Contact Information: Concentric Media www.concentric.org

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

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Reviewer: passionatefilms - - November 28, 2012
Subject: Latina Women Need to Know
The Latina community is all too often underpaid, underinsured, and under cared for. Thank you to Dorothy for making this film accessible to the Latina community. It is much needed in their fight for equal rights and equal access to resources.

Credits

Producers: Dorothy Fadiman, Katie Peterson
Videographers: Daniel Meyers, Blake McHugh
Production Team: Beth Seltzer, Kristin Atwell, Danielle Renfrew, Mika Ferris, Matthew Luotto
Music: Erika Luckett
Produced with KTEH-TV (PBS)

Segments

Spanish Language version
Introduction by Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union